{"582124":{"#nid":"582124","#data":{"type":"event","title":"PhD Defense by Amanda Meng","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAmanda Meng\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nWednesday, October 12, 2016 at 2:00PM\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nIvan Allen College 136\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDissertation Title: \u003Cstrong\u003EThe Social Impact of Open Government Data\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECommittee:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDr. Kirk Bowman, Advisor\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSam Nunn School of International Affairs Georgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Barbara Lynch (retired)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSam Nunn School of International Affairs Georgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Carl DiSalvo\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSchool of Literature, Culture, and Communication Georgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Michael Best\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSam Nunn School of International Affairs Georgia Institute of Technology UNU-CS\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Neha Kumar\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSam Nunn School of International Affairs Georgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbstract:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis comparative study investigates the claim that open government data (OGD) should have a noticeable impact on marginalized groups\u0026rsquo; inclusion in policy making. OGD researchers and practitioners conceptualize that society\u0026rsquo;s marginalized use OGD to achieve inclusion by overcoming information asymmetries and holding government accountable with data-supported claims.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile this notion of OGD as a tool for social change through political advocacy is plausible, the research reports little evidence of social impact. In a comparative study of social projects in Hong Kong, the Dominican Republic, and Chile, I conducted a qualitative investigation into why OGD\u0026rsquo;s social impact is so elusive.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn each case I traced OGD through political, technical, and social processes to determine if and how OGD empowers marginalized groups. Over ten months, I conducted one-hundred interviews with social movement leaders and participants, public officials, and data intermediaries. After transcribing and translating interview texts, I used thematic open coding to analyze interview data. As a result, I identified what social, political, and technical preconditions increased the propensity of social movement organizations and activists to make use of OGD to achieve a social impact.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAccording to my findings, the claim that marginalized groups make use of OGD to achieve increased inclusion in policy making is inaccurate and inappropriate. This research brings clarity to what claims can be made for a social impact of OGD. Five main takeaways emerged: marginalized groups do not make use of OGD to achieve social change through political advocacy; academics and practitioners should modify their conceptualization and measurement of social impact to reflect a generative interpretation of empowerment; democratic systems are more conducive to civic reuse of OGD in articulating claims on government with economic and political elites; and the sociopolitical context, specifically the neoliberal reform experience, is an important determinant of the reuse of OGD to achieve social change.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Social Impact of Open Government Data"}],"uid":"27707","created_gmt":"2016-10-05 13:53:54","changed_gmt":"2016-10-05 13:54:27","author":"Tatianna Richardson","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2016-10-12T15:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2016-10-12T17:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2016-10-12T17:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2016-10-12 19:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2016-10-12 21:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2016-10-12 21:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"221981","name":"Graduate Studies"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"100811","name":"Phd Defense"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1788","name":"Other\/Miscellaneous"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78771","name":"Public"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}